It’s a mystery why hunter-gatherers from the Stone Age crafted weapons from human bone. Source: https://www.livescience.com/stone-age-weapons-human-bone.html
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Stone Age Europeans used human bones to make arrowheads
Barbed bone points that washed up on the shores of Europe were used as arrowheads or spear tips, and some were made of human bones Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2262840-stone-age-europeans-used-human-bones-to-make-arrowheads/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
The reason we love to gather around the TV lies in Stone Age embers
Watching TV and staring at flickering flames produce similar physiological effects, offering intriguing clues to the enduring power of entertainment – and the origins of sociability Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24833133-100-the-reason-we-love-to-gather-around-the-tv-lies-in-stone-age-embers/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
What’s the birthstone for December?
If you were born December, you’ve got 2 birthstones, turquoise and zircon. Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/december-birthstone-zircon-turquoise…
Stone Age humans chose to voyage to Japanese islands over the horizon
After tracking buoys drifting in the oceans, archaeologists argue that an epic Stone Age voyage from Taiwan to Japanese islands likely occurred deliberately Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2261813-stone-age-humans-chose-to-voyage-to-japanese-islands-over-the-horizon/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Roman subjects paid emperor piles of silver to leave them alone, inscription reveals
A stone inscription immortalized Roman emperor Septimius Severus’ gratitude for a city’s generous “donation” of 700,000 silver coins. Source: https://www.livescience.com/roman-inscription-bribery-corruption.html
Climate change has revealed a huge haul of ancient arrows in Norway
An extraordinary number of arrows dating from the Stone Age to the medieval period have melted out of a single ice patch on a Norwegian mountainside in recent years because of climate change Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2260700-climate-change-has-revealed-a-huge-haul-of-ancient-arrows-in-norway/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Clovis made stone tools for only around 300 years
The Clovis, some of North America’s earliest inhabitants, only made stone tools during a brief 300-year period from 13,050 to 12,750 years ago, new research shows. Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/clovis-stone-tools-300-years…
Druids called in to reverse ancient Irish ‘curse’
An Irish farmer who had been plagued by bad luck has blamed a ‘curse’ caused by a damaged standing stone. When Donal Bohane began to experience a spat… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/340786/druids-called-in-to-reverse-ancient-irish-curse…
Facebook Can’t Seem To Do Anything About ‘Stop the Steal’ Groups
An anonymous reader quotes a report from VICE: On Thursday night, Facebook announced it had activated “break glass” measures to try to quell the spread of disinformation, which has been supercharged by the lies being spread by President Donald Trump and his allies. The unprecedented move may have been triggered by Facebook’s decision hours earlier to shut down a viral group…